Written by

Josh Thomson

A week before the playoffs began last year, Sleepy Hollow beat Ossining 34-21 on a Friday night, earning its first win since 1983 in the teams' on-again, off-again rivalry. As their bus home pulled into the village, the Headless Horsemen were greeted by an entourage of police cars and fire trucks that escorted them back to school.

"It was fantastic," remembered winning coach Steve Borys, a Long Island native and relative newbie to the rivalry.

The teams meet again on Saturday in a game that counts so much to the communities and not at all toward the standings - at least those that determine who's ...